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Mind
How Walgreens Is Improving Access To Mental Health Care
Sarah Jacoby
May 11, 2016
Body
CDC Updates Zika Guidelines To Include This Disgusting New Finding
Sarah Jacoby
May 11, 2016
Body
A 70-Year-Old Indian Woman Just Gave Birth With Help From IVF
Sarah Jacoby
May 10, 2016
Body
Why We Need To Stop Spreading This Breastfeeding Myth
Illustrated by Ly Ngo. This article was originally published on September 4, 2014. Like it or not, breastfeeding is having a bit of a moment. Olivia Wilde,
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Body
Is Your Apartment Making You Sick?
It's spring, which means your seasonal allergies are in full freakin' swing. But even if you're an allergy pro, you might not realize that y
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Why Doctors Are Still Using The Flawed BMI
The body mass index (BMI) has long been used as a way to judge one's health. It's a simple measure — your weight in kilograms divided by yo
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Body
Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $55 Million In Another Ovarian C...
Back in February, Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Missouri court to pay $72 million after the company's baby powder was linked to ovarian cance
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Sarah Jacoby
Fitness
This Clever Video Counts Down The Days In One Woman’s Entir...
On average, humans are currently living for about 71 years. Or, as a new Reebok campaign puts it, 25,915 days — each one full of potential. But if yo
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
5 Ways Your Thyroid Can Ruin Your Life
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
This Couple’s New Site Could Change The Way We Talk About I...
Update: Two months after the launch of FertilityIQ, we caught up with the founders, Jake and Deborah Anderson-Bialis, to see how it's going. So far, t
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
How Your Job Might Affect Your Fertility
To mark National Infertility Awareness Week, Refinery29 is dedicating a full week of coverage to an open discussion about becoming a parent. Check out more
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Sarah Jacoby
Mind
Suicide Rates Are Rising In The U.S. — Especially Among Women
A new report from the CDC shows that the suicide rate is rising in the United States, with women experiencing some of the sharpest increases. The report, r
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Sarah Jacoby
Mind
Arianna Huffington Wants To Help You Fall Back In Love With Sleep
We're not quite sure how it happened, but it did. Somehow, we decided that getting all of our work, socializing, eating, and working out done was more
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Sarah Jacoby
Fitness
Meet The First Indian Woman Gymnast To Qualify For The Olympics
At 22, Dipa Karmakar is one of five women in the world to have landed the extremely difficult and dangerous Produnova vault. (Or if you want to be really m
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
Life Expectancy Drops For White Women
White women born in the U.S. now have a slightly shorter life expectancy than in previous years, according to a new report from the CDC. Overall, life expe
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
There’s Now A Weed Subscription Box For Every Kind Of Stoner
Your Birchbox is about to get a very chill makeover: There are now subscription boxes that send out products infused with weed. And some companies believe
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
The Problem With The Way We Talk About “Fat” On Socia...
It gets nasty out there on social media — especially for women. And when it comes to weight-shaming, there's new research to prove just how nast
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
The Best Way To Wash Your Hands, According To Science
You probably thought you knew how to wash your hands. It's simple, right? Just soap and water? But new research suggests that the most effective way t
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Is The U.S. Finally Ready For A Supervised Heroin Injection Site?
Kathleen Errico's eulogy for her 23-year-old daughter, Kelsey, went viral last week. After a long battle with heroin addiction and nearly 10 months of
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Sarah Jacoby
Fitness
This Video Perfectly Encapsulates Why Women Are Stronger Together
Yes, women are hardcore. Yes, we're badass. And yes, we can get competitive when we want to. Which is why when a group of those hardcore, badass, comp
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Sarah Jacoby
Diet & Nutrition
What You Need To Know About The New “Dirty Dozen” List
Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts together a list of the 12 fruits and veggies it believes have the most residue from pesticides. And
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Government Says Theranos’ Lab Is A “Jeopardy To Patie...
Update: The Wall Street Journal reported today that Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos' founder, may face a two-year ban from the blood-testing business for f
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Reminder: Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism & This Is Not A Debate
Update: The Tribeca Film Festival's co-founder, Robert De Niro, announced that Andrew Wakefield's controversial film will be pulled from the fest
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Sarah Jacoby
Mind
How Raising The Minimum Wage Improves People’s Mental Health
Maybe money can't buy happiness. But not having money can certainly make you feel like crap. And, as new research suggests, having enough to get by ca
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Sarah Jacoby
Mind
Here’s How LSD
Really
Affects Your Brain
Although it's been nearly eight decades since LSD was first created, there is still plenty that researchers don't know about the drug. That'
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
The First Uterus Transplant In The U.S. Had To Be Removed
Update: Doctors now know that a fungal infection caused the transplant failure. This article was originally published on March 9, 2016. Last month the Clev
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
This 70-Year-Old Pole Dancer Will Be Your New Hero
When Tomoko first walked onto the stage of Italia's Got Talent, it was clear the judges had no idea what they were in for. After grilling the 70-year-
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
The Number Of People With This Disease Has Quadrupled Since 1980
In the age of potential Zika scares looming over the horizon, it's easy to forget that global health crises come in many forms. And according to a new
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Sarah Jacoby
Mind
Study Reveals Possible New Ways To Predict Suicide In Women
Women are three times more likely than men to attempt suicide. But because men die of suicide 3.5 times more often than women, we often assume suicide is o
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
Study Shows Med Students Still Believe These Myths About Black Pa...
It's no secret that the medical community treats Black patients differently than white patients, leading to delays in (or an outright lack of) necessa
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Sarah Jacoby
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